Why Work at Children's....
Here, it’s different. Come join us.
Children's Hospital Colorado has defined and delivered pediatric healthcare excellence for more than 100 years.
Here, the nation’s brightest nurses, physicians, scientists, researchers, therapists, and care providers are creating the future of child health. With an optimist’s outlook, a trailblazing spirit, and a celebrated history, we’re making new strides every day.
We’ve been Magnet-designated four times by the American Nurses Credentialing Center and are consistently recognized among the best of the best pediatric hospitals with #1 rankings in Colorado and the region by U.S. News & World Report.
As a national leader in pediatric care, we serve children and families from all over the nation. Our System of Care includes four pediatric hospitals, 11 specialty care centers, 1,300+ outreach clinics and more than 10,000 healthcare professionals representing the full spectrum of pediatric care specialties.
Here, we know it takes all of us, every role, to deliver the best possible care to each child and family we treat.
That’s why we build our teams toward a foundation of equity in access, advancement, and opportunity. We know teams of individuals with different identities and backgrounds can nurture creativity and innovation. We know we can see, treat, and heal children better when our team reflects the diversity of our patient population. We strive to attract and retain diverse talent because we know a truly inclusive and equitable workforce will help us one day realize our most basic calling: to heal every child who comes through our doors.
A career at Children's Colorado will challenge you, inspire you, and motivate you to make a difference in the life of a child. Here, it’s different.
Job Overview
The Clinical Nurse Ethicist is a member of the ethics program team and is responsible for collaborating with clinical teams, patients, and families to address ethical issues in pediatric healthcare. This role is responsible for leading specificized interventions, programs, and education within the ethics program under the direction of the Clinical Program Manager, including but not limited to Moral distress rounds, ethics liaison programs, and multidisciplinary education. Engages in and participates in research to advance the field of bioethics and to serve the needs of the hospital. Serves as a facilitator for change directed toward strengthening the hospital staff’s sense of moral community, remaining current with the fields of bioethics, health law and philosophy.
Additional Information
Department Name: Nursing Administration
Job Status: Full time, 40 hours per week, eligible for benefits
Shift: Generally Monday - Friday, normal business hours. There will be occasions when this team member may be called to moral distress rounds outside of normal business hours (more will be discussed during interview).
- It is possible for this position to become a job share - two team members each working part time to fulfill this entire FTE. If interested, please discuss with hiring team during interview process.
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Qualifications
Education: Bachelor’s degree in Nursing.
Experience: Two (2) years of clinical practice in a pediatric hospital or healthcare delivery system.
Experience with moral distress debriefing strongly preferred.
Certification(s)
- BLS for Healthcare Providers/CPR.
- ANCC recognized certification in clinical specialty.
- Healthcare Ethics Consultant-Certified (HEC-C) within one (1) year of hire.
Licensure(s): Colorado Registered Nurse (RN) license.
Responsibilities
POPULATION SPECIFIC CARE
Neonate - <30 days Infancy - >30 days to 1yr Toddlers - >1yr to 3yrs Pre-Schoolers - >3yrs to 5yrs School age - >5yrs to 13yrs Adolescent - >13yrs to 18yrs Adult - >18yrs to 65yrs
Essential Functions
An employee in this position may be called upon to do any or all of the following essential functions. These examples do not include all of the functions which the employee may be expected to perform.
- Active participant of the ethics committee and represents ethics on multiple house wide work groups and initiatives.
- Cultivates ethics program growth commensurate with organizational growth in strategic alignment with clinical and administrative aims; collaborates actively on ethical issues, and partners in championing excellence in pediatric care.
- Serves as an expert ethics resource to staff and families, providing consultation and recommendations.
- Acts as lead for ethics liaison program. Meets regularly with ethics liaisons in each department, develops ongoing educational programming for ethics liaisons, evaluates quality and efficacy of ethics liaison work, and serves as a mentor to ethics liaisons.
- Serves as lead for moral distress rounds within ethics program, providing facilitation, reporting of themes and proposals to drive organizational improvement opportunities, and program evaluation.
- Develops, implements, and evaluates pediatric ethics education, including unit-based forums/moral distress rounds, develops in-services on specific ethical issues or policies for hospital and medical staff, trainees, students, professionals, and community at large.
Other Information
SCOPE & LEVEL
- Guidelines: Fully qualified, full performance or journey level. Guidelines are generally but not always clearly applicable, requiring the employee to exercise judgment in selecting the most pertinent guideline, interpret precedents, adapt standard practices to differing situations, and recommend alternative actions in situations without precedent.
- Complexity: Duties assigned are generally complex and may be of substantial intricacy. Work assignment is performed within an established framework under general instructions but requires simultaneous coordination of assigned functions or projects in various stages of completion.
- Decision Making: Exercises judgment and discretion, and is responsible for determining the time, place and sequence of the work performed.
- Communications: Contacts with team members, clients or the public where explanatory or interpretive information is exchanged, defended, and gathered and discretion and judgment are required within the parameters of the job function.
- Supervision Received: Performs work with minimal supervisory oversight. Under general supervision, the employee receives assignments and is expected to carry them through to completion with substantial independence. Work is reviewed for adherence to instructions, accuracy, completeness, and conformance to standard practice or precedent. Recurring work clearly covered by guidelines may or may not be reviewed.
Physical Requirements
Ability to Perform Essential Functions of the Job
Physical Requirements
- Audio-Visual: Color Discrimination: Good
- Audio-Visual: Far Vision: Good
- Audio-Visual: Hearing: Good
- Audio-Visual: Near Vision: Good
- General Activity: Drive to satellite locations as required.
- General Activity: Sit: 2-4 hrs. per day
- General Activity: Walk: 2-4 hrs./day
WORK ENVIRONMENT
- Exposure: Exposure to blood/body fluid: Occasional.
- Exposure: Exposure to infectious diseases: Occasional
- Mental and Emotional Requirements: Independent discretion/decision making.
- Mental and Emotional Requirements: Makes decisions under pressure.
- Mental and Emotional Requirements: Manages stress appropriately.
- Mental and Emotional Requirements: Works with others effectively.
- Mental Stress: meeting deadlines, prioritizing
Equal Employment Opportunity
It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation. Be aware that none of the questions are intended to imply illegal preferences or discrimination based on non-job-related information.
The position is expected to stay open until the posted close date. Please submit your application as soon as possible as the posting is subject to close at any time once a sufficient pool of qualified applicants is obtained.
Salary Information
Annual Salary Range (Based on 40 hours worked per week): $96,942.61 to $145,413.91
Hourly Salary Range: $46.61 to $69.91
Benefits Information
Here, you matter. As a Children’s Hospital Colorado team member, you will receive a competitive pay and benefits package designed to take care of your needs that includes base pay, incentives, paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, company provided life and disability insurance, paid parental leave, 403b employer match (retirement savings), a robust wellness program, and access to professional development tools, including an education benefit to help you advance your career.
As part of our Total Rewards package, Children's Colorado offers an annual employee bonus program that rewards eligible team members based on organizational performance. If organizational goals are met for the year, the bonus is paid out the following April.
Children’s Colorado delivers annual base pay increases to eligible team members based on their performance over the previous year.
